Window-shade exhibitor



' UNITED ST TES? PATENT OFFI E.

WINDOW-SHADE EXHIBITOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 519,414, dated May 8,1894.

Application filed June 30, 1893} To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, JAMES SrUReiss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Edgerton, in the county of Platt and Stateof Mis-j souri,have invented a new and useful WindowShade Exhibitor, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved window-shade exhibitor, and it hasfor-its objects to provide a rack capable of supporting a numberofcurtains or shades in convenient form for display; to provide for thehousing of the same when not on display, and for the ready attachmentand detachment of the rollers from the rack, and to provide a receptaclefor the stock represented by the samples exhibited. l 7

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the drawings: Figure1 is a perspective view of an exhibitor embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on theline 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the means for adjustingthe hood. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view to show a modifiedconstruction of adjusting device for the hood.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

1 designates vertical bars or uprights, which support ahorizontally-disposed hood 2, which is provided upon its rear side withguide-pins 3. engaging vertical slots 4,in the uprights. These uprightsare connected at an intermediate point by a cross-bar 5, provided with acentral guide 6, through which passes a vertical rack-bar 7, fixed atits upper end to the hood. Mounted in said guide is a pinion 8, meshingwith said rack-barand provided with a ratchet 9, engagedby a stoppawl10. Said pinion is provided with a squared post or arbor 11, adapted tobe engaged by a suitable key, whereby the hood may be elevated ordepressed.

The hood is provided at its front side with ahinged leaf 12, to giveaccess to the shades which are arranged at the front of the hood; andthe latter is further provided with a top door 13, whereby theuppershades may be Serial No. 479,293 (No model.)

adj usted or removed without interfering with those that are arrangedbeneath. The side with sockets to receive the pintles or trunnions ofthe shade-rollers, those upon the slotted sockets 14, to receive theflattened pintle of the spring roller. In perforations 15, in theright-hand wall of the hood, which perforations align respectively withthe slotted sockets 14, are threaded sockets 16, to receive the pintlesor trunnions at the adjacent ends of the shade-rollers. These threadedsockets may be independent, as shown at 16*, or maybe arranged ingroups, as shown at 16, in which case only the intermediate socket isthreaded, the others being smooth to slide in the perforations. Saidintermediate socket is provided with a neck 17, carrying a cross-bar 18,which is fixed to the outer ends of the smooth sockets. Furthermore, theouter ends of the threaded sockets are squared to receive a suitablekey, as shown at 19, to enable the socket to be adjusted to suit thelength of the shade-rollers.

20 represents a receptacle for stock, the interior thereof beingprovided with verticallyarranged racks 21, consisting of upright rods 2and horizontal bars 23, which are perforated to receive the rods. Theshade rollers are arranged in the openings thus formed between the barsand rods. case is shaped to represent and serve as a desk and covers areceptacle 24, for curtain fixtures and other small articles which arenecessary in connection with shades.

From the above description it will be understood that the sockets whichare carried ranged out of vertical alignment enable the each other, andthus permit of exhibiting a large number without danger of" rubbing orotherwise marring the same. Furthermore, either of the rollers may bedisconnected from the hood without disturbing any of the others, byreason of the accessibility afforded by the front leaf and the door inthe top of the hood. Furthermore, the hood may beadj usted vertically todisplay a greater or less length of the shades.

walls of the hood are provided, respectively,

by opposite walls of the hood and are ar-- left-hand side or wall havingthe bayonet or The top of the shades to hang vertically out of contactwith Various changes in the form, proportion,

and the minor details of construction maybe resorted to withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly modified form of adjusting device forthe hood, such, device consisting of a cord 25, secured at one end tothe hood, extending over a guide-pulley 26 carried by the uppercross-beam of v the supporting frame, and reeled at the other end upon adrum 27, provided with a pawl-- and-ratchet clutch similarto that shownin walls and front and top hinged doors, sockets carried by theside-walls-for the reception of shade-roller trunnions, guide-pinsprojecti ing rearward from the rear side of thehood; and slidably fittedin the slots of the uprights means for adjusting the hood vertically,and: locking-devices to secure the-hood at the dc-5 sired adjustment,the means for adjusting and locking the hood being locatedbetween theuprights and slightly above the plane of the upper side of the saidreceptacle whereby it is within reach of an operator from the floor,substantially as specified.

2. In a window-shade exhibitor, the combination with an uprightsupporting frame, of a hood carried by such frame and provided upon oneside wall with slotted sockets and in the other side wall with alignedperforations, and adjustable wsocketsfitted in said perforations and,provided with a threaded intermediate socket and adjacent parallelsliding sockets, substantially as specified.

3. In a window shade exhibitor, the combination with anuprightsupporting frame, of a hood carried by such frame and providedupon one side wall with slotted sockets and in the other sidewall withaligned perforations, andadj u'stablesock-ets fitted in saidperforations, substantially as specified.

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoin g as t the own I have heretoaflixed my signature in my presence of two witnesses.

-L. M. MORGAN, "N ELSON KERR.

